COLOMBO, 16 April, 2021 (TON): The National Chamber of Exporters of Sri Lanka (NCE) and Sri Lanka Embassy in Washington D.C. are to be in partnership in an effort to better inform Sri Lankan exporters regarding the evolving trends in the U.S. market and strategies that could help navigate and overcome challenges.

In a recently held webinar, over 40 Sri Lankan registered exporters, engaged with 10 selected business Entrepreneurs identified by the Embassy, following its State level interactions of the recently constituted Overseas Sri Lankans (OSL) Network.

During the webinar, it was agreed to conduct sector specific dialogues, where the Sri Lankan exporters will be provided with the opportunity to engage in discussion with the business community of the particular sector, and a separate event is proposed as a dialogue to enhance long term trade related relationships such as partnerships, Franchise and Investment opportunities between the two countries.

However, the focus was also on the prospects for collaboration between the NCE and the re-activated U.S.-Sri Lanka Chamber of Commerce. Meanwhile, the role of the chamber was highlighted that they proposed to play in the future in the furtherance of two-way trade and investment between the U.S. and Sri Lanka.